Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(Springer, 2019)To reduce the spread of phytoplasmas in a crop or in a certain geographic area, epidemiological studies are of crucial importance in determining which insect species transmit these pathogens. In this chapter, we describe ...
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(Blackwell, 2019)How animal-pollinated plants support low and stochastic pollination in the high alpine is a key question in plant ecology. The ovule bet-hedging hypothesis proposes compensation for stochastic pollination via ovule oversupply ...
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(Wiley, 2019)Complexity is a concept that is being considered in chemistry as it has shown potential to revealinteresting phenomena. Thus, it is possible to study chemical phenomena in a new approachcalled systems chemistry. The systems ...
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(De Gruyter, 2019)Rodents with leucism (a hypopigmentary congenital disorder) in the Neotropical region are rarely recorded. During field surveys in central Chile, we found in commercial Monterrey pine plantations a specimen of Abrothrix ...
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(Wiley, 2019)BACKGROUND: The insectBagrada hilaris(Burmeister) an important pest worldwide, mainly due to the serious economic lossesincurred and the large number of zones invaded. However, current and future spatial distributions of ...
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(Springer, 2019)Aminochrome has been reported to induce lysosomal dysfunction by inhibiting the vacuolar H-type ATPase localized inlysosome membrane. DT-diaphorase has been proposed to prevent aminochrome neurotoxicity but it is unknown ...
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(Elsevier, 2019)Inorganic polyphosphates (polyP) are present in all living cells and several important functions have been de-scribed for them. They are involved in the response to stress conditions, such as nutrient depletion, oxidativestress ...
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(Wiley, 2019)Expression of Runx2/p57 is a hallmark of the osteoblast-lineage identity. Although several regulators that control the expression of Runx2/p57 during osteoblast-lineage commitment have been identified, the epigenetic ...
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(Elsevier, 2018)Our work aimed to develop and characterize different alginate beads with either non-heme iron or a blend of heme/non-heme iron. We chose non-heme iron salts such as ferrous sulfate (FS), ferrous ammonium sulfate (FAS), ...
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Effect of various calcium salts on non-heme iron bioavailability in fasted women of childbearing age (Elsevier, 2018)Introduction: Micronutrient deficiencies are one of the most important public health issues worldwide and iron (Fe) deficiency anemia is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency. Iron deficiency often coexists with ...
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(Blackwell, 2018)Double flowers with supernumerary petals have been selected by humans for their attractive appearance and commercial value in several ornamental plants, including Prunus persica (peach), a recognized model for Rosaceae ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2018)Background: Chile has a very high prevalence of childhood obesity; 25% among 4-5y olds. Numerous school-based strategies have been implemented with no lasting improvement. Given that parents are key in obesity prevention ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2018)Background: Adults and young children in countries experiencing the nutrition transition are known to be affected simultaneously by undernutrition and overnutrition. Adolescence is a critical period for growth and development. ...
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(BioMed Central, 2018)Objectives: After categorizing preschool children into “active and low active” according to their moderate and vigor‑ ous physical activity (MVPA) in PE classes (PE), we compared these two groups within each sex and by ...
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(MDPI, 2018)Arapaima gigas is a large air-breathing fish found in Amazonian rivers, a characteristic that gives this species an advantage in oxygen-deprived waters. It shows high potential for aquaculture in the Amazon region due ...
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(Elsevier, 2018)Background/objective: Interest in healthy properties of food and nutrients as co-adjuvant in type-2 diabetes therapy has increased in recent years. Zinc supplementation trials have shown improvements in glycemic control in ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2018)The ferric uptake regulator (Fur) plays a major role in controlling the expression of iron homeostasis genes in bacterial organisms. In this work, we fully characterized the capacity of Fur to reconfigure the global ...
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(Blackwell, 2018)Aim: Regurgitation, infantile colic and functional constipation are common functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) during infancy. Our aim was to carry out a concise review of the literature, evaluate the impact of ...
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(Lippincott Williams, 2018)Objective: Despite a substantial consistency in recommendations for the management of children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE), a high variability in clinical practice and a high rate of inappropriate medical interventions ...
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(Elsevier, 2018)Objectives: We examined if the guidelines for gestational weight gain (GWG) proposed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are the most suitable for Chilean women. Study design: Secondary analysis of records of single ...
